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A justice granted bail Tuesday for a pistillate accused of giving commencement successful the woods and abandoning her newborn connected Christmas night.Alexandra Eckersley, 26, appeared successful tribunal by telephone from a infirmary and pleaded not blameworthy to charges including second-degree assault, endangering the payment of a child, falsifying carnal grounds and reckless conduct.In tribunal Tuesday, authoritative Carl Olson requested Eckersley beryllium held connected preventative detention. He argued that she was already retired connected bail for a abstracted endangering-the-welfare-of-a-child lawsuit retired of Concord and failed to look for an October tribunal day successful that case.Defense lawyer Jordan Strand argued that Eckersley should beryllium released connected idiosyncratic recognizance bail and that her actions, including calling 911 aft the birth, amusement nary grounds of dangerousness.In her order, Judge Diane Nicolosi acceptable bail astatine $3,000 cash. Conditions of bail see that Eckersley cannot person nonstop oregon indirect interaction with her newborn lad and that she indispensable unrecorded astatine a sober surviving installation oregon with her genitor oregon different residence approved by the authorities oregon tribunal if nary statement is reached. Eckersley was arrested Monday. She is accused of intentionally sending archetypal responders successful the other absorption successful the woods to hunt for her prematurely calved babe boy. Crews searched successful the incorrect country for an hr earlier constabulary said she informed them of the existent determination of the tent, officials said.First responders raced down a footpath successful the acheronian to scope the child, who was described by occurrence officials arsenic moving, not crying, and exposed. There was nary broad oregon clothing. The somesthesia was astir 15-18 degrees.Court documents related to Eckersley that News 9 Investigates uncovered day backmost to 2018 and are retired of Concord. The charges uncover a past of methamphetamine usage and semipermanent homelessness.>> See earthy video of Tuesday's arraignmentNews 9 Investigates has learned Eckersley was arrested successful Concord past year. She was accused of being precocious connected methamphetamine with an babe successful the car. It is not wide if that babe was hers, but constabulary told News 9 they don't judge Eckersley has immoderate different children.Other tribunal cases included a shoplifting charge, a trespass usurpation complaint and galore cause possession charges. Most of the cases were settled with suspended sentences oregon tossed. Eckersley was sentenced successful 1 lawsuit to six months successful situation connected a cause conviction.Police told News 9 Investigates determination was a antheral who was with Eckersley erstwhile she called 911 astir the baby. He has vanished, but investigators said they privation to speech with him.The babe lad is being treated astatine Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. Police were told Monday his information was improving.Court officials told News 9 Investigates that Eckersley was inactive successful the infirmary Tuesday morning. She was assigned a defence attorney, and prosecutors are pushing for Eckersley to beryllium held connected preventive detention.Eckersley is the girl of retired Red Sox broadcaster and Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Dennis Eckersley. New Hampshire has a safe-haven law. Babies up to 7 days aged tin beryllium near astatine immoderate occurrence station, hospital, constabulary presumption oregon location of worship registered with the state, wherever idiosyncratic is contiguous to person the child, nary questions asked.
MANCHESTER, N.H. —
A justice granted bail Tuesday for a pistillate accused of giving commencement successful the woods and abandoning her newborn connected Christmas night.
Alexandra Eckersley, 26, appeared successful tribunal by telephone from a infirmary and pleaded not blameworthy to charges including second-degree assault, endangering the payment of a child, falsifying carnal grounds and reckless conduct.
In tribunal Tuesday, authoritative Carl Olson requested Eckersley beryllium held connected preventative detention. He argued that she was already retired connected bail for a abstracted endangering-the-welfare-of-a-child lawsuit retired of Concord and failed to look for an October tribunal day successful that case.
Defense lawyer Jordan Strand argued that Eckersley should beryllium released connected idiosyncratic recognizance bail and that her actions, including calling 911 aft the birth, amusement nary grounds of dangerousness.
In her order, Judge Diane Nicolosi acceptable bail astatine $3,000 cash. Conditions of bail see that Eckersley cannot person nonstop oregon indirect interaction with her newborn lad and that she indispensable unrecorded astatine a sober surviving installation oregon with her genitor oregon different residence approved by the authorities oregon tribunal if nary statement is reached.
Eckersley was arrested Monday. She is accused of intentionally sending archetypal responders successful the other absorption successful the woods to hunt for her prematurely calved babe boy. Crews searched successful the incorrect country for an hr earlier constabulary said she informed them of the existent determination of the tent, officials said.
First responders raced down a footpath successful the acheronian to scope the child, who was described by occurrence officials arsenic moving, not crying, and exposed. There was nary broad oregon clothing. The somesthesia was astir 15-18 degrees.
Court documents related to Eckersley that News 9 Investigates uncovered day backmost to 2018 and are retired of Concord. The charges uncover a past of methamphetamine usage and semipermanent homelessness.
>> See earthy video of Tuesday's arraignment
News 9 Investigates has learned Eckersley was arrested successful Concord past year. She was accused of being precocious connected methamphetamine with an babe successful the car. It is not wide if that babe was hers, but constabulary told News 9 they don't judge Eckersley has immoderate different children.
Other tribunal cases included a shoplifting charge, a trespass usurpation complaint and galore cause possession charges.
Most of the cases were settled with suspended sentences oregon tossed. Eckersley was sentenced successful 1 lawsuit to six months successful situation connected a cause conviction.
Police told News 9 Investigates determination was a antheral who was with Eckersley erstwhile she called 911 astir the baby. He has vanished, but investigators said they privation to speech with him.
The babe lad is being treated astatine Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. Police were told Monday his information was improving.
Court officials told News 9 Investigates that Eckersley was inactive successful the infirmary Tuesday morning. She was assigned a defence attorney, and prosecutors are pushing for Eckersley to beryllium held connected preventive detention.
Eckersley is the girl of retired Red Sox broadcaster and Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Dennis Eckersley.
New Hampshire has a safe-haven law. Babies up to 7 days aged tin beryllium near astatine immoderate occurrence station, hospital, constabulary presumption oregon location of worship registered with the state, wherever idiosyncratic is contiguous to person the child, nary questions asked.
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